Building better social care in Wales
Welcome to the Family & Community jobs, funding & consultations area. Whether you’re looking for a new or short-term job, are a young person looking for employment, or someone looking to move back into employment, follow our updates below for current and past job search information. We’ve also dedicated an area to funding, grants, and… Read More
A few weeks ago I wrote an article that set out to explain why almost thirty years after the Children Act became operational many care experienced young people still find themselves on the receiving end of a patchy ad hoc service that all too often fails to deliver. Read More
Children and Young People ‘Looked After’? Education, Intervention and the Everyday Culture of Care in Wales uses publicly available data on children looked-after to consider Read More
How did it begin and how can you help? The Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre (CASCADE) worked with the Welsh Government in developing an online community of practice resource to improve the educational experiences of children and young people who are looked after in Wales – ExChange: Care and Education. The resource provides practitioners, foster… Read More
Wales will need thousands more people to work in caring roles with adults and children by 2030 if it is to keep pace with the growing demand for care services and provide support for communities across the country… Read More
This guide is written for foster carers in Wales who are in a position to support and encourage a young person in care who is… Read More
Uh-oh is probably the most common reaction of social care professionals to the idea that a young person in care is, or wants to use, social media. Read More
The Wales Millennium Centre ran an arts-based programme in 2018 which was funded and supported by the Confidence in Care Consortium led by The Fostering Network in Wales… Read More
It is not much to ask, will not cost the earth, but for these children it will make a world of difference. Together we can make this happen. Read More
We started thinking about childcare as soon as Lily was born. With both of us planning on going back to work, myself after nine months and Mark after two weeks, and our parents not living close by… Read More
